Inhabitants and Dwellings.—Proportions, 1861-1901., TABLE V.—Showing the Proportions of the Population living in Habitations of various descriptions and Camping out at the last Five Censuses.
| Year of Census. |
Proportions per cent. |
| Dwellers in— |
Persons in Stores, Offices, Public Buildings, &c. |
Persons Camping out. |
Persons in Ships or Hulks. |
Persons of whom it was not stated whether Housed or not. |
Total. |
| Brick, Stone, Concrete, &c. Houses. |
Wood, Iron, Lath and Plaster Houses. |
Slab, Bark, and Mud Huts. |
Houses of Unstated Materials. |
Tents and Dwellings with Canvas roofs. |
| 1861 |
67.85 |
6.04 |
1.59 |
22.74 |
|
0.49 |
0.35 |
0.94 |
100.00 |
| 1871 |
90.68 |
6.29 |
1.08 |
1.18 |
|
0.36 |
0.31 |
0.10 |
100.00 |
| 1881 |
93.29 |
3.93 |
1.67 |
0.54 |
|
0.14 |
0.21 |
0.22 |
100.00 |
| 1891 |
96.42 |
1.10 |
1.21 |
0.98 |
|
0.08 |
0.21 |
|
100.00 |
| 1901 |
33.56 |
63.91 |
0.41 |
1.22 |
0.58 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.19 |
|
100.00 |